Wall-board support.



A. J. WIDIVIER.

WALL BOARD SUPPORT.

APPUcATloN' FILED MAY|2.1916.

Patented Sept. 3

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Application filed May l2, 1916.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that ll, ARTHUR J'. VVIDMER, a citizen ol: the United States. and a resident ci' `ll'rebster Groves, in the county of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful improvement in "Wall- Board Supports, of which the following is a specification.

rllhis invention relates to plastered walls and ceilings made of plaster board, pulp board, liber board and the like, carried by light studding and serving as a ground for the plaster, and particularly to the ties and spacers 'for securing the plaster boardsin lace.

p The object of the invention is a light, cheap plaster board construction which can be easily and quickly erected. To these ends the invention consists in a metal channel or other suitable shape provided with clips or prongs for penetrating the plaster boards or passing between the edges of' the plaster boards, and plates, wires or other suitable means ior spacing the plaster boards at a uniform distance from the supporting channels, together with plates overlapping the outside or exposed edges of the plaster boards and engaging with the extremities oit the prongs or clips for supporting the plaster boards in placea The invention is susceptible of considerable modilication in its constructional features, and further objects and details of the invention 4are described below in connection with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate several forms of the invention. llhat the invention 'consists in is more particularly defined in the appended claims.

in the drawings, wherein the same reference characters designate the same or similar )arts in the severa-l views,

Figures l, 2 and 3 are a side elevation, a vertical cross-section and a horizontal crossscction, respectively, of a. portion oi a partition wall embodying one form of the invention;

Fig. 4f is a horizontal cross-section of a portion of a partition wall embodying an other form of the invention;

y Figs. 5 and 6 are a side elevation and a horizontal cross-section of a portion of a partition wall embodying still another form ot the invention;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-ed Sept, 3, )lilith Serial No. 95,9%.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal cross-section ot a portion of a partition wall, embodying` an other form 0i' the invention similar to that shown in Figs. l, 2 and l; and

Fig. 8 is aperspective view of a supporting clip suitable for use with any channel or l-beam supporting studs of usual size.

Plaster boards and similar sheets for Walls are usually about thirty to thirty-six inches long, and the wall studding is usually spaced fifteen to eighteen inches apart on centers. Accordingly, each plaster board spans the spaces between two studs, and it is usual to arrange the plaster boards on each side ot the wall to break oints at the studs; that is, the middle of the plaster board on one side of the wall is disposed opposite a stud opposite which the ends ot two adjacent plaster boards on the other side of the wall are disposed, as shown in B, for,

example.

in the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. l, 2 and 3, the plaster boards l0 are laid against horizontal spacing wires ll which are strung along on both sides ot the studs l2 at suitable distances apartl vertically to conform to the width of the plaster boards, there beingftwo wires to each horizontal row of plaster boards.

rllhe ties 13 are narrow ribbons ot sheet metal, and are arranged through slots l-l in the flanges of thc channels lf2. rlfhe ends 15 of the ties 13 are sheared to a point and project 'from the channels sul'liciently to penetrate the plaster boards and leave about half` an inch projecting on the outer sidey niihe ends of the ties are twisted or crimped at the points where they come through the channels to hold them in place. These projecting ends l5 are bent over to hold thev plaster boards in place. "Where two plaster boards meet, the end ot the tie lies in the Space between them, and is bont through a slot in a plate i6 spanning the space with its ends bearing` against the edges ot the plaster boards. plate 16 in the construction shown in Figs. l, '2 and 3 is arranged lengthwise of the plate to cooperate with the twisted end et the tie. For cooperating with. opposite or crimped end ot the tie, the plate would have a crosswise slot.

lin the construction shown in. liig. i, thev channel 18 has points i9 streelt: up in its llhe slot l'l" in the 'Fil l 22 secured to them by rivets, the ends of the strips projecting beyond the channels and being cut to a point as in the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. Plates 20 like those shown in Fig. 4: are used to space the plaster boards away from the channels instead of wires as shown in Figs.. 1, 2 and 3. The ends of the ties 22 are split in lengthwise to make two points 23 at each end, one of which is bent each way the better to' secure th'lplates 16 and plaster boards. f

In the construction shown in Fig. 7, the ties 24C are wires or ribbons which are bent intermediate their ends and are arranged in the bottom of the channel with their ends projecting through holes 25 in the web of the channel and bent outward to form op- 'positely extending prongs 26 projecting beyond the flanges of the channel. The supporting wires 11 and plates 16 are arranged the same as in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

The clip 27 shown in Fig. 8 has its ends slit to form two hook portions 28, one at each end, and two end prongs or ties 29.

The hook portions are bent at right angles to the clip to engage aroundl the flanges of a channel or ll-shaped stud, and their eX- tremities can be turned over the edges of the flanges to secure the clip to the stud. rlhe plaster boards are secured to the studs by the tie portions of the clips 27, eitherI directly byl the prongs or ties 29 passing through them, or by plates 16 as in the ar rangement shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

What l claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A plaster board construction comprising a metal stud, a spacing member for spacing the plaster boards away from the stud and forming an abutment for the plaster boards, a metal plate overlapping the edges of adjacent plaster boards and a tie secured to said stud, said tie comprising a Hat ribbon of sheet metal having its end portions beveled to form prongs projecting beyond the stud and adapted to be bent laterally to hold said plate in position.

navarra 2. A plaster board construction comprising a metal stud provided with spaced oriices, a tie having portions arranged through said orifices whereby it is secured to said stud, said tie having a prong at each end projecting beyond the stud, means arranged between said stud and said plaster boards and forming abutments for the plaster boards, and a metalplate overlapping the edges of adjacent plaster boards and holding said plaster boards in place, said plate having a hole through which one of said prongs is bent.

8. A plaster board construction comprising a metal stud provided with spaced oritices, a tie having portions arranged through said orifices and crimped or twisted adjacent thereto whereby it is secured to'said stud, said tie having a prong at each end projecting beyond the stud, means constituting abutments for the plaster boards interposed between said stud and said plaster boards, and a metal plate overlapping the edges of adjacent plaster boards, and holding them in place against the stud, said plate having a hole through which one of said prongs is bent.

4t. The combination with plaster boards of a metal stud with spaced orifices, a tie having portions arranged through saidorices whereby it is secured to said stud, said tie having a prong at each endprojecting beyond the stud, means arranged between saidstud and said plaster boards to bear against the plaster boards, and a metal plate overlapping the edges of adjacent plaster boards, one of said prongs being bent -over said plate and holding said plate and plaster boards in position. M

5. A plaster board construction compris.- ing a metal stud, a spacing member for spacing the plaster boards away from the stud and forming an abutment for the plaster boards, a metal plate overlapping the edges of adjacent plaster boards and a tie secured to said stud, said tie comprising a flat ribbon of sheet metal having portions adapted to engage the stud and having its end portions beveled to form prongs projecting beyond the stud and adapted to be bent laterally to hold said plate in position.

Signed at St. Louis, Missouri, this 10th day of May, 1916.

ARTHUR J. WlDMER. 

